Belgium recognized the Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian people
- Author:
- Anhelina Sheremet
- Date:
Dmytro Vaga / "Babel"
The House of Representatives of Belgium voted to recognize the Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian people.
This was reported by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
117 votes pro, 0 contra.
"Historic vote in the House of Representatives of Belgium: another state recognized the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as genocide of the Ukrainian people," Zelensky noted.
- On December 15, 2022, the European Parliament adopted a resolution recognizing the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as genocide of the Ukrainian people. In addition, the EU called on Russia and other post-Soviet countries to open archives related to the famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine.
- Germany, Poland, Hungary, the Baltic states, 23 US states, Australia, Canada, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Moldova and a number of other countries officially recognized the Holodomor as a genocide of Ukrainians. At the same time, Russia, as the legal successor of the USSR, does not recognize the Holodomor as genocide.